cleantech

Clean electricy program would create 8M new jobs, analysis forecasts

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Sep 9, 2021

The lynchpin climate policy of congressional Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill would spur massive job growth over the next decade, a new analysis finds.

Gates pledges $1.5B to support climate projects in infrastructure bill

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Aug 12, 2021

Bill Gates has pledged $1.5 billion over three years for climate change partnerships with the Department of Energy, through his climate investment fund Breakthrough Energy.

San Franciso power grid firm to move jobs, HQ to Durham, to hire hundreds more

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Jul 27, 2021

Smart Wires, a startup in San Francisco focusing on power grid technology, is planning to move some 250 jobs to Durham County, build a new facility there and create another 250 jobs over five years.

Startup Spotlight: Antlia Energy, which touts hydrogen energy, chosen for new Joules Accelerator cohort

Posted by Jason Parker | Jun 21, 2021

A Charlotte-based startup, whose cofounder has ties to the Joules Accelerator, has been selected as one of six cohort members for the accelerator’s eighth cohort program.

Biden’s climate order offers opportunities for North Carolina, climate tech exec says

Posted by WRAL TechWire | May 21, 2021

Thursday’s Executive Order by President Biden directing financial regulators to measure, mitigate and disclose climate-related financial risks, is one example of a series of moves by government and investors to understand and manage climate risk. Here’s how North Carolina could benefit.

The last clean energy boom turned to bust. Will this time be any different?

Posted by Jason Parker | Apr 23, 2021

Investors who back upstart companies are known for their optimism. But when it comes to the wall of money pouring into clean energy, their enthusiasm is tinged with concern.

Cleaning up relics of fossil fuels in US could create hundreds of thousands of jobs – Here’s how

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Apr 1, 2021

President Joe Biden’s vision for a clean energy future isn’t just about spending billions on solar panels and wind farms. The White House also wants to hire hundreds of thousands of workers to clean up the relics of the nation’s fossil fuels past.

Report: Cities need funding, regulatory help in order to advance ‘smart’ systems

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Mar 1, 2021

Artificial intelligencepromises to help cities save money, address infrastructure needs, and reduce emissions. But to unlock these benefits and help smart cities reach their full potential, the federal government has an important role to play in funding RD&D and facilitating cooperation.